We are not encouraged at all that there is a need for facial-recognition by the charging station, but maybe you have a different opinion – feel free to leave a comment.

Wallbox co-founder and CEO Enric Asuncion says:

Wallbox – Copper

“Customer understanding and innovation are fundamental to our approach. We have to remember that when people buy a plug-in vehicle, they are taking control and owning their mobility energy for the ﬁrst time. This is a big and very liberating change.

“To date the emergence of electric propulsion has mostly been framed in terms of societal and environmental change. We recognize these big issues but are also responding with a new design language, one that rewards the important choices people are making with solid engineering, creativity and functionality to deliver charging solutions that have emotion and ﬂair.”

In Europe where there are less garages and so chargers need to be installed outside the home, facial recognition is likely a very useful facility to ensure that electrons are not poached by others, particularly as electricity prices may be higher.

I like the power sharing, but think priority should be given to vehicles that are near empty. I mean estimated range, not SOC. That way my empty 24kWh LEAF quickly gets a full 80 mile charge while the Tesla Model X waits it’s turn to top-up it’s massive 90kWh battery.